Abstract
Charles Boyd Kelsey (1850–1917) was a pioneer rectal surgeon. His surgical career was dedicated in the surgery of the rectum, anus, hemorrhoids, and pelvis. He invented also surgical instruments. He managed to be recognized as a pioneer of Rectal surgery not only in America but worldwide. He was a prolific writer and a famous teacher.
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Author contributions
Study concept and design, Maria Sioula, Konstantinos Tsirozoglou, Acquisition of data, Maria Sioula, Konstantinos Tsirozoglou, Evangelos Mavrommatis, Analysis and Interpretation Maria Sioula, Konstantinos Tsirozoglou, Evangelos Mavrommatis, Panagiotis Georgakopoulos, Supervision Evangelos Mavrommatis Panagiotis Georgakopoulos.
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